Chapter 101
After buying the things, Sophie went back to the car and was still thinking about what Susan said: Nelissa’s child was not Zayden’s illegitimate child. Who was the father of the two children?
Penelope had said before that it was Nelissa who had secretly concealed Zayden’s child. Zayden also acquiesced, but he was denied by Susan.
Was there a way to solve the problem? Or did Susan lie to retain her face?
Sophie thought about it seriously. Her female intuition told her that Nelissa should have fallen into the Ying’s eyes, and it was she who had added fuel to the fire. She did not know whether she would be right or wrong in the future. However, the two children were Nelissa’s favorite flesh. She could make good use of them, and Nelissa could not threaten her!
“Miss, where are we going next?” the driver of the Bailey family asked.
“To Ying’s company.” Sophie sprayed some Chanel perfume in the car and played with her mobile phone.
Her best friend sent her a picture of her on WeChat. It was posted by Yvonne in her WeChat Moments last night. She had come back after she got off the yacht.
Sophie sneered.
Everyone knew that Yvonne was chasing after Edward and invited him to her cruise party. That night, Yvonne posted his WeChat Moments to show off to her. She was a little vixen, full of coquettishness!
Sophie thought, “I couldn’t get in touch with Edward for two nights. She must be on the cruise ship of Yvonne. I couldn’t get out of the sea, so I turned off my mobile phone. Edward just turned on his mobile phone last night, and Yvonne also got off the cruise ship last night!”
Her best friend sent her a WeChat Private Chat: “Have you ever seen them on the boat?”
Sophie held back her jealousy and typed: “Check it out. Who are the women on the cruise ship?”
Her best friend agreed to send her more than a minute to comfort her, but she sneered in her heart.
He must have done it! How could a man resist the temptation of a woman? There were so many young and beautiful girls on the boat. Maybe not only had Yvonne and Edward done it, but other women had also been favored.
Anyway, Sophie was a fox demon who robbed her sister’s man. She also asked them to help her get some helpful medicine. She set up a camera in the hotel room to set up a trap for Edward’er. When Sophie and Edward’er went to bed, they went to the Bailey family to inform her parents that they had broken it on the spot, so that Edward could not bear the responsibility and wanted to kick her sister Anna out.
Unfortunately, he failed.
Sophie and Yvonne were both good-for-nothings. No one could be cleaner than anyone else!
To the Hales Group.
Sophie got out of the car and went straight to Edward’er’s office on the 35th floor of the underground parking lot.
As soon as the elevator arrived, Sophie saw Andrew sorting out the documents on the desk, including several piano magazines.
Sophie’s eyes were very bright. She noticed that the piano magazine was the latest issue. She asked Andrew, “Ying, do you want to buy the piano?”
Andrew replied, “I don’t know either. There are many kinds of magazines ordered by Mr. Hales. There are a few of them. Maybe I gave them to the wrong person.”
Sophie smiled elegantly and did not ask Andrew. Her assistant was also a shrewd person. She was very tactful and good at dealing with people. She knew that it was unusual for her to be more valued after so many years of working as a waiter.
“I’m here to find Ying,” she said, but she did not see the female secretary.
“Please come in.” Andrew opened the office door for Sophie.
Sophie stepped into the office in her high heels. Edward was focused on her work. Her figure was against the sunlight, her shirt was as white as snow, and the diamond watch on her beautiful wrist was particularly bright. He raised his head and looked at her. “What’s the matter?”
Sophie smiled and said, “I want to tell you that you came to my house for dinner tonight. I’ve bought my father’s gift for you.”
Edward nodded and said lightly, “I’ve told the guy to get ready.”
“It doesn’t matter. It’s better to have one more gift.” Sophie was overjoyed. She knew that Edward still attached great importance to this dinner. After Anna, he hadn’t come out for a long time. He used to disdain women like Yvonne.
“Are you busy?” She walked over to him.
“Yes.” Edward showed a different side of his work. He was focused and serious. Although he was a rich and powerful young master, he was not a playboy who only knew how to eat, drink, and play.
“It’s almost noon. I want to have lunch with you.” Sophie invited her. She stroked Edward’s white collar with her slender fingers, looking ambiguous.
Edward frowned. The lack of sleep made him very impatient. Fortunately, Sophie took back her hand to tease him before he got angry.
He looked at the document and said, “Yes, but wait for me to finish my work.”
“Okay, I’ll wait for you.” Sophie was gentle and considerate, like a lover. She sat on the sofa in the office, with her silk stockings crossed, and the temptation hidden under her mini skirt. She picked up a magazine and read it casually. She asked, “By the way, Ying, do you want to buy the piano? I’ve seen several magazines outside. When will you come?”
“No.” Edward was an arrogant man without an explanation.
Sophie didn’t expect Edward to be so perfunctory, so she couldn’t go on for a while. There was a thorn in her heart. Anna used to play the piano, and there was a piano that he had played at home. She had never touched it, so she couldn’t play it.
She had been living a different life from Anna since she was a child.
Who did Edward want to buy the piano for? Did he hide Anna?
After a while, Andrew knocked on the door and came in. He reported to Edward, “Young Mr. Hales, Miss Yvonne is looking for you in the lobby downstairs. Because she doesn’t have an appointment, the receptionist didn’t dare to let her in.”
“Say I’m not free.” Edward didn’t even raise his head. He didn’t want to waste time.
“Yes.” Andrew went out.
The corners of Sophie’s lips curled up as she snickered. So what if this little vixen had climbed onto Edward’s bed? She was nothing once she got out of bed! Luckily, a man would never be reluctant to part with another woman. She could rest assured. It seemed that the man’s love for women was still very clear.
Once a man was in love, he would not be easily lost in love. It was just an act. She could bear it!
Sophie had been waiting in Edward’s office until three o’clock in the afternoon. She finished her work after drinking two cups of coffee.
When he put on his suit jacket, Sophie was asking him where he should go for dinner, but he didn’t say anything.
Sophie walked over and took Edward’s arm. She was very obsessed with the masculine sexiness of his body. “No, you have to listen to me about where to eat this time. In the past two days, you and Yvonne have been on the cruise ship. I am jealous.”
Edward raised his eyebrows and put on the button of his suit with his slender fingers. He did not explain this misunderstanding.
In the lobby on the first floor of the Han’s building, when Edward and Sophie went down, Yvonne had left a long time ago. He wanted her, a rich young lady, to be shut out and wait for a man who played with her, to lose face!
She had already been fooled by Edward. If she played again, she would become a joke in the circle!
Edward and Sophie returned to the company after finishing their French dishes. It was already half past four in the afternoon.
He sent Sophie off to work and went to her house for dinner at eight o’clock in the evening. There was still time, so there was no hurry.
Andrew came in and handed him a few Korean piano magazines, as well as some documents that needed his signature. Then, he went out.
Edward was not in a hurry to read the documents. He leaned back on the comfortable large chair and lazily picked up one of the piano magazines. He flipped through every page carefully and carefully. One after another, it was almost time for him to get off work when he finished flipping through several magazines.
Edward simply put his work aside for the time being. He leaned against the big chair and looked at the carriages outside the floor-to-ceiling glass window. His slender and beautiful fingers tapped on the armrest of the chair. He lowered his eyes slightly, thinking of Nelissa’s little red face as soft as a bone. His thin lips curled up into a smile.
The sunset glow reflected on Edward’s soft and handsome face. His facial features were charming, like a man who fell in love with the river. Unconsciously, he had fallen in love with her.
Edward didn’t like the piano in the magazine. If he wanted to be paired with Nelissa, he felt that he was still lacking. Not only did the piano have a good voice, but it was also entirely white, engraved with the patterns of her favorite flowers and her name. Just like her, it was priceless.
In Edward’s mind, when Nelissa played the piano, she was so beautiful that he could still remember her clearly after only seeing her a few times.
When she closed her eyes, the petals of the peach blossoms of the past appeared in front of her.
In the past,
When Han Penelope was in her second year of high school, there was a music chorus competition in the high school in the city. The school that won the championship had three famous universities. It could directly promote excellent students to graduate without any pressure.
Han Penelope had learned the cello before, so she played it well. She was a member of the school band.
On the night before the match, Han Penelope had asked Edward to stand up for her. Her uncle was handsome and had a high status and fame in Haleston City. All the students in the class would be envious of her!
Edward rejected his niece’s request and had something to do. Moreover, Edward deliberately avoided his niece’s friend.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
Every time she heard Penelope talk about Nelissa, Edward would always use ” busy” as an excuse to avoid it. He wouldn’t miss it if he didn’t listen to her. He would gradually forget about it if he stopped thinking about it. However, he still remembered the flowers that Nelissa liked.
On that day, it was still early after Edward finished his work. He happened to be near the performance hall of Penelope’s competition. He didn’t ask Andrew to send him off. Edward drove there alone to have a look, but he didn’t expect that Nelissa was also there.
On the huge stage, the violin cello and flute horn were playing together. A white piano was not eye-catching on the side. Edward stood behind the last row of audience seats and caught Nelissa at first sight.
Her long black hair and well-behaved school uniform couldn’t hide her spoiled temperament.
She knew how to play the piano. It was the first time he had seen it. It was very pleasant.
After the whole play, Edward listened attentively. His deep eyes were fixed on the Nelissa on the stage from a distance, almost absent-minded.
At that time, the 28-year-old Edward was fascinated by a 17-year-old girl, as if he had met her for the first time. She was 14 years old, and he was 25 years old. At a glance, they were born with each other, and he could never forget her.
Until the end of the performance, Edward did not notice where his niece Han Penelope was. Instead, he was looking at Nelissa.
On the stage, it was another school band’s performance. Edward suddenly lost interest and turned to leave the studio. Walking on the peach blossom tree outside, he lit a cigarette and took a sip.